Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. 11. Thomas Kennan, son of George and Abigail (Sherman) Kennan, was born at Charlemont, Mass., June 3, 1773. He married at Waterfrary, Vermont, February 18, 1795, Sally Lathrop, born in 1774. She died at Dekalb, N. Y., July 18, 1831. Thomas Kennan was grandfather of the writer of this sketch. He studied for the ministry with the Rev. Mr. Hovey, of Water- bury, Vermont, and occasionally supplied that gentleman's pulpit. After being ordained he was called to preach at Stowe, Vt. After preaching there a while he moved to Moira, N. Y. He preached there about nine years and then moved, in 1809, to Bangor, N". Y. After remaining there a few years he removed with his family to Dekalb, St. Lawrence County, N. Y. His wife died there, on July 18, 1831, aged 56 years. Sometime after that he removed to Norwalk, O., and resided there until the time of his death, which occurred Jan. 26, 1853. He was a Presbyterian minister. He was tall, erect and spare in figure and somewhat distinguished in appearance. After his son, Jairus Kennan was married the Rev. Thomas lived with him, and he died at his house. He owned ten acres of land just outside of E"or- walk, and after he stopped preaching he kept a horse and light wagon and was accustomed to drive to his place in fair weather and do a little work there. Hiawife Sally Lathrop came of good stock. She was a descendant of the Rev. John Lathrop, who preacfted to the first free church organized in London, and about 1630 was imprisoned two years for not preaching and conforming to the doctrines of the English Church. She was also a "Mayflower Descendant" being in the direct line from Elder William Brewster, called "Chief of the Pilgrims" who landed at Plymouth Rock from the Mayflower, on December 21, A. D. 1620. William Brewster was born...